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H. A. POPPENHUSEN AND A. P. STRONG. STORAGE TANK 0R RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION' FILED DEC.2, 1913.

Patented July 29, 191).

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STORAGE TANK 0R RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED 950.2. 191s.'

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H. A. POPPENHUSEN AND A. P. STRONG.

STORAGE TANK ORRECEPTACLE.

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Q@ .jfmwfgzfmy ZZ? QUMLW- f W5 HERMAN A. .'POPPENHUSEN, OF HAMMOND, INDIAN A, ANDARTHUB P. STRONG', 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS/TO GREEN ENGINEERING COMPANY, OF AEAST CHICAGO, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STORAGE-TANK OR REOEPTACLE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

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Application filed December 2, 1918. Serial No. 264,885..

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, HERMAN A. POPPEN- HUsEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and State Yof Indiana, and ARTHUR P. STRONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Storage-Tanks or Receptacles', of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles orstorage tanks of the type which are usually elevated and are particularly used for the collection and disposal of granular, pulverulent, or disintegrated material, such as ash, grain, rock salt, coke breeze, and the like.

A receptacle of the character referred to is usually provided with an upright marginal wall and a hopper bottom havinga discharge opening at its lower end, through which the material deposited in the receptacle maybe discharged into cars, wagons, or other vehicles for removal and ultimate disposal. Among the objects of our invenf fvide the several sections or units of the receptacle, which form the walls of the same, with interfitting parts so that the joints formed between such sections or units will prevent the material deposited Vin the receptacle from leaking out of the same, and furthermore, prevent dust, dirt, and moisture from entering the receptacle from the.

posts or other foundation-upon which the' base frame rests and is secured. A stillfurther object of our invention is to provide means for holding said several-units or sections from lateral as well as vertical displacement so that the` units or sections will be held against movement in a direction to open up the joints between such parts. Andv a further object of our invention is to have the vertical orside edges of the sections or units forming the metal plates or panels of the upright marginal or side Wall 'of the receptacle engaged inl such a manner with the units or sections interposed between such edges of the panels or plates that a plurality of receptacles or tanks' may be erected side by side with the contiguous side wall being common 'to the receptacles on opposite sides thereof and forming a partition wall between same.

The invention consists further in the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In .the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side elevational view -of a receptacle or storage tank constructed in accordance with ,our invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional View taken on thev indirect line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken through one of the corners of the valve body at the lower-.or discharge end of the hopper bottom of said receptacle;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 2; l

Fig. 7 is a transverse or horizontal sectional view taken on `line`7 7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top plan view of a portion of the base frame at one of the corners thereof and with the upright wallsV of the tank or receptacle omitted for the sake of clearness ofv illustration; Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 9 9 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 10 is a top plan View of one of the base sleeves or tubular members employed in the upright walls of the taiik or receptacle and showing separated therefrom the adjacent sleeve or tubular member which forms a part of the hopper bottom of said receptacle;

Fig. 11 is a transverse sectlonal view taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 12 is aperspective view of one of the corner sleeves or tubular members used in the hop-per bottom construction;

Fig. 13 is a side elevational view of the parts shownin Fig. 10; A

' Fig. 14 is a top plan view of one of the other types of corner sleeves used in the hopper bottom construction; and

Fig. 15 is a view of certain of the removable panels or Wall sections to be herelnafter referred to in detail.

The storage tank or receptacle, illustratedin the accompanying drawings and con-I structed in accordance with our inventlon,

posed of a plurality' of connected upright side walls 1, 1, and a hopper bottom 2 exv tending downward from the 'base of said marginal wall and provided at its lower end with a discharge opening 3 controlled by a movable valve or gate member 4, which when opened permits the material deposited in said' tank yor receptacle to be dischar ed therefrom into a wagon, car, or other vehicle moved or backed vbeneath 4the tank or receptacle for that purpose. Said tank or receptacle is elevated or supported the distance required above the surface of the ground or platform as the case may be, by a plurality of upright posts 5, 5, located at the corners of the receptacle when the latter is made rectangular in shape as shown in the drawings. Said receptacle may be made circular or any other shape desired, without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention, and, further, be elevated to `the height required by any suitable means or structure.

Said upright side walls 1, 1 rest on and are connected with a frame 6 horizontally arranged at the base of said walls and secured to and seated on the upper ends of said posts 5, 5, as shown in the drawings. Said base frame 6 is made of a plurality of metal members 7, 7 preferably in the form of I-beams connected ltogether at the corners of the frame 4by structural steel corners or other fastenings 8 provided for that purpose, and as shown in Fig, 5. As illustrated in t-he .drawings there are four of said I-beams 7, 7, one for each upright wall 1, 1 and extending the full width thereof. Each I-beam 7, 7 is arranged with its central web vertical so that .its base orlower web 9 (Figs. 1, 5, and 6) is horizontal and -rests on and is secured to the upper ends of the corner posts 5, 5 at the ends of said I-beam. The upper webs 10 of-said I-beams 7, 7 are also horizontal and are in the same horizontal plane is an equal number of p from the base frame 6 at the'corners thereof and also at a plurality of spaced points in the length of each I-beam 7, is a plurality of upri ht tubular members or pipes 11, 11,

all having the same length so that their upper ends terminate in the same horizontal plane. The pipes 11 in each side wall 1 are spaced the same and equal distances apart, and in the particular receptacle shown there lipes 11 in each side wall 1. The length or height of the pipes y11 will of course depend upon the height of the receptacle being made. vThe lower end of eachpipe 11 seats or rests onthe top surface of the web 10 of theassociated I-beam 7, and is received in an upwardlyl opening socket or.I recess 12 provided for that purpose in a Hat anchor plate 1'3 secured to said web 10 by fastening' members or rivets 14, 14, as shown'in Figs.` 1, 5, and 8. By such construction, the lower cndof each pipe 11 is removabl connected with 'the base frame 6 and he d against lateral displacement. Between the ends of the I- beams 7, 7, the anchor lates 13 are made f straight throughout thelr length, while at the corners of the framethe anchor plates 13 are made comer-shaped, as shown in Fig. 8. Applied endwise over each pipe 11 is a plurality of tubular members or sleeves 15, 15, and 16, the latter being the lowcrmost one and having its lower end resting on the yassociated anchor plate 13, as shown in Figs. 1n-5, and 8. The opposed ends of said sleeves 15, 16 abut and are rov'ided at their abutting ends with interiittlng parts to form joints preventing the material deposited in said tank or receptacle from flowing or leaking out of the same and to prevent dirt, dust, moisture, and the ylike from entering the receptacle between such parts from the exterior thereof. Thev type of joint, as'shown .1n Fig. 5, comprises 4an annular socket or recess 17 in .the lower end of one sleeve to receive an upwardly projecting annular rib vor `projection 18 at the upper end of the sleeve therebelow.

Removably inserted between the uprightl panels `may be removed from and inserted between the pipes, yet when inserted in place the joints between the parts will'be of a type serving the same purpose as the joints formed between the abutting ends of the sleeves 15, 16. In the drawings, we have shown a form of vconstruction for accomplishing such purpose. -.As illustrated, `the side or vertical edges of the'plates or panels 19 extend into vertical channels or slideways 20 vprovided in the sleeves 15, 15 at the side edges of the panels. Said channels 20 are formed between flanges 21, 22, preferably i made integral with the associated sleeves.`

The sleeves 15 on the corner pipes 11 have the flanges 21 of one channel 20 arranged at right-angles to the flanges 21 of the other channel 2O of the same sleeves, as shown in Fig. 7, while the sleeves 15 on the other pipes 11 have the channels 20 at diametrically opposed sides thereof, as shown in said Fig.

The reason for such arrangement is apparent when constructing a rectangularly yshaped ,receptacle or tank as shown in the drawings. Should the tank or receptacle being constructed have a circular or' other crosssectional shape, the channels in the sleeves 15 would'be arranged at the angles required to suit the requirements of the particular construction. The panels 19 are made alike and have the same dimensions throughout so that any panel may be used in any one of the side walls 1 and be interchangeable with other panels in such walls, thereby avoiding the necessity of making a separate set of panels 19 for eachof the side walls'l. Between each two opposed upright pipes 11, 11 is a series or set-.of said panels 19, there being three in number in the type of receptacle or tank shown in the drawings. The number of panels 19 would of course depend upon the height of the receptacle being made. In the particular receptacle shown,

. the panels 19 of each tier or vertical section rest edgewise upon each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, and the uppermost panel or plate 19 is provided along its lowerI edge with a downwardly extending rib` 0r tongue 22, which is received in an upwardly opening groove 23 in the upper edge of the panel 19 immediately therebelew. A like tongue and groove connection (22, 23) is proyided at the meeting edges of the various panels 19 to form joints, for the purpose heretofore stated. The panels 19 have the same height as the sleeves 15 between which they are applied, and the tongue or ri'b 22 and groove 23 on each panel 19 extend the full width of the same. To provide a like type of joint between the side or vertical edges of the panels or plates 19 and associated sleeves 15, 15, each panel is provided along each side-edge thereof with an outwardly eX- tending tongue or rib 24 entering and slidably received in a vertical groove 24 provided in the bottom of the channel 20, as shown in Fig. 7 After the sleeves 15 and 16 and panels 19 have been assembled in place to form the upright side walls 1 of the tank or receptacle, a channel-iron 25 is applied about the upper edge of each side wall 1, with its side flanges or webs extending downward on each side of the sleeve and uppermost panels 19, as shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 6. Said channel-irons 25 are secured in place by a plurality of vertically extending tie-rods 26, one extended through each pipe 11 and having its lower or threaded endextended downward through a hole or aperture 26a in the upper horizontal web 10 of the I-beam 7 and there provided with a clampnut 27, as clearly shown in the drawings. The upper end of each rod 26 extends upward through and slightly beyond the channel-iron 25, and is there provided with an enlarged or headed part, as shown. By

such construction, the sleeves 15 and 16 and the panels 19 are heldin place and prevented from moving upward in a manner which would open the joints between the parts. The channel-irons 25 meet at the corners of the tank or receptacle, and are there connected together by corner fastenings 25a, as shown in Fig. 2.

The hopper bottom 2 has `four downwardly and inwardly inclined side walls which are also made of a plurality of removably connected units or sections so that'such portion of the tank or receptacle may also be shipped or transported in knock-down form and be assembled at the place of erection of the receptacle. Said hopper bottom is constructed as follows. 'The lowermost sleeve 16 on each upright pipe 11 is provided with an inwardly and downwardly inclined tubular extension 28 having a socket 29 opening through the lower end of said extension 28 to receive the upper end of an inclined tubular member or pipe 30, as shown in Fig. 5. There are as many pipes 30 as there are pipes 11, the former constituting in effect down wardly and inwardly inclined continuations of the latter. The pipes 30 at the corners of the hopper bottom 2 converge downward toward each other and terminate in the same horizontal plane adjacent the lower end of said hopper. The lower ends of said corner pipes 30 are received in upwardly open#A 32 at the corners thereof, as shown in Fig. 3.

Said valve body 32 is at the lower end of the hopper and surrounds and forms the upri ht side walls of the discharge opening 3. s sh wn by dotted lines in Fig. 2, those inclined pipes 30 adjacent cach corner of the hopper and on each side of the associated corner pipe 30 converge toward the interposed corner pipe 30 and terminate short thereof. Such inclined pipes do not extend inclined corner pipe 30 is a plurality and received in sockets 31, the same as the corner pipes 30. Applied endwise-over eaclfi tubular members or sleeves 33, 34. In the particular tank shown, there are three of such sleeves on each corner pipe 30, with a sleeve 33 interposed between the sleeves 34, 34. The intermediate sleeve 33 abuts at its upper end against the lower end of the sleeve 34 thereabove, and the latter abuts at its up' mediate sl'eeve 33, while the lower end of.

said lowermost sleeve 34 rests on the upper edge of the valve body 32, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. There is a sleeve 33 at. each of the four corners of -the hopper bottom, and each sleeve 33 is provided with two upwardly projecting tubular projections 35, 35, arranged at the required angle to the body of the sleeve 33, as shown in Figs. l and 14. Each projection 35 receives the' lower end portion ofthe short pipe 30, and abuts at its upper end against the lower end of the sleeve 34 interposed between it and the associated extension 28. On the other pipes 30 are applied sleeves 34, as shown in the drawings. As .shown in Fig. 5, the extension 28 is provided in its lower end with a Socket or recess 36,` into which extends an annular projection 37 at the abutting end of the sleeve 34. Such interfitting -parts 36 and 37 perform the saine function as the interfitting parts (17 and 18) at the abutting ends of the sleeves 15 and 16 hereinbefore described. The other sleeves of the hopper bottom 2 are provided at their abutting ends with like interfitting parts (36, 37) for the same-purpose, and a like joint may be provided between the upper, edge of the valve body 32 and the lower end of each sleeve 34 resting thereon. Each extension 28 is provided on opposite sides thereof with an outwardly opening groove or channel38 having the same inclinationy as the extension 28 andextending the full length thereof, as shown in Figs. 10, 1'1, and 13. The upper end 39 of said channel 38 is widened and extends vertically'upward to register with and form a downward continuation of the channel 20 in the sleeve 15 thereabove, as shown in Fig. 6. Said channels 38, 38 are formed between flanges 40, 40 being integral with and extending outward from the sides of the sleeves 28 as 'shown in said Figs. 10, 11, and 13. Each sleeve 33 is provided with two outwardly opening grooves or channels 41, 41 extending along the sides of the sleeve and opening into and forming continuations of I described.

channels 42 are formed between similar flanges 44, 44 integral with the bod)T portions. of the angular projections 35. Each projection' 35 is rovided with a like groove or channel 42a a ong one of the inner sides thereof, while the opposed upper portion 45 of thesleeve'33 is provided with grooves or channels 46, 46 formed between flanges 47, 47. Each sleeve 34 at the corners of the hopper is provided along each side thereof with an outwardly opening groove or channel 48, 48 formed between outwardly projecting flanges 49, 49 formed integral with `the body of the sleeve, as shown in Fig. 12.

In the case of such sleeves, the channels 48 are at about right-angles to each other, as required at the corners of the hopper bottom. With respect to theother sleeves 34, between the corners of the hopper, the channels 48 and flanges 49 are on diametricallyopposed sides of the sleeves, as shown in Figs. 10, 11, and 13. Otherwise the sleeves 34 are the same. The sleeves 33, 34 are assembled in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with their corresponding. grooves or channels registering with one another and opening toward the similar grooves or channels in the set of sleeves opposite so as to form a slideway for the insertion therein of lmetal panels or lates 50. Said plates 50 have their side e ges received Vin the channels in the sleeves between which the plates extend, in substantially the same manner as the panels 19. The plates 50 in each tierrest edgewise one upon the other, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 6 mand are'y providedv at theirl meeting ends, yone with a tongue or r ib51 and the other with a groove 52 to form a joint between such parts for the same purpose' as the joint formed between the meeting edges of the metal anels or plates 19 hereinbefore ach of those plates or panels 50 at the sides of the hop er bottom and betweenthe corners thereo have their 'upper ends 53 enlarged and projecting 'vertically upward, as shown in Fig. 6, so as to form a seat for the plate 19 immediately thereabove. The meeting edges of said plates 19 and 50 are .provided with a tongue and groove type of joint of the same character as just described. The upper ends 39 of the channelsI 38 are widened or made enlarged so that the entrance end of the channel will permit the plates 50,` 50 to be slid into position to form the sidewalls of the hopper bottom from the upper end of the channels 38 after the pipes and sleeves forming the framework of the` forming the side Walls of the hopper bottom to be slid into place before the plates or panels 19 forming the upright side walls of the receptacle are inserted in place. In the bottom of each of thechannels 38, `41, 44, and 46 of the several sleeves 33, 34 in the hopper bottom, is provided a groove 54 designed to receive therein la longitudinally extending ri'b or projection 55 0n the side of each plate 50-in order to providea rjoint between such parts for the same vpurpose as the tongue and groove joint between the sides of the panels 19 and the` sleeves 15 and 16. By reason of the angles at'the corners of the hopper botliom 2,.itis necessary that the metal panels or plates at such corners have a shape of the character permitting the platesv upper corners of the hopper bottom 2 are' indicated by 56, while the angularly shaped plates at the bottom corners of the hopper bottom are indicated by'57.

The hopper bottom 2 is connected with the corner posts 5 so that the weight of such parts is exerted on or rests upon the posts, thereby relieving the base frame 6 and the superstructurethereabove from supporting any weight of thehopper bottom. To accomplish this there are provided at each of the four corners of the hopper bottom a pair of angle bars 58, which extend along the outside of the hopper bottom at the same angle as the latter, and are secured by rivets or other suitable fastenings to an outwardlyl projecting lug or ear 59 provided for .that'purpose at each of the corners of the valve 'body 32, as shown in Fig. 4. The upper ends of said bars 58 terminate short of i ther base frame 6, and the upper ends of the corner posts 5, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, are there secured by rivets or other fastening members to an inwardly extending web 60,

vwhich is rigidly secured to the associated corner posts 5.

The discharge opening 3 in the valve vbody 32 at .the bottom of .the hopper is opened and closed by the valve member 4, which in thetype of tank or receptacle illustrated rollers 63 journaled at the upper ends there of. Said rollers 63 travel on channel-shaped track members 64 secured to the outer sides of the valvebody 32, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3'. Said track members 64 project outwardI beyond one side of the valve body 32, as shown in Fig.- 1, so that the gate or valve 4 may benioved into a position fully un.

'paratively small sections or units.

covering the discharge opening 3. To slide kthe gate or valve 4 into open and closed positions, the track members 64, 64 are extended outward past and between the associated corner posts 5, 5, and suspended from the outer ends of said track members is a horizontal shaft 65, to which is secured a rag" Wheel or shcave 66. Said shaft 65 is provided between its ends with two pinions 65a (one of which being shown) upon which rest and mesh rack bars 67, the latter being secured to the under side 'of the gate .or valve plate 4. The rag wheel 66 is rotated manua'lly by the operator pulling on an endless chain or cable 68 trained over the rag wheel for that purpose. i

The corner posts 5, 5 are tied together between their ends by horizontal strut members 69. Said strut members are positioned a sufficient distance above the lower ends of the corner posts or surface of the ground or platform, as the case may be, so as not to hinder the movement of the car or wagon beneath-the bottom of the hopper 2. Said corner posts 5, 5 are further tied together around all sides of the tank or receptacle by apair of intersecting tension members 70, 70 joined together at their mid-point by a plate 71 or the like.

A tank or receptacle constructed in the manner herein described and shown in the drawings comprises for the most part a com.

paratively large number of small sections or units, requiring little or no mechanical or machine work in their production, and of such a size as to permit the same'to be conveniently shipped and handled lin knockdown form, thus enabling the manufacturer to transport the complete receptacle at a comparatively lowcost.,V Furthermore, the units or sectionsI permit the tank or receptacle to be erected on the ground with ease and at small expense, inasmuch as skilled labor, such as structural steelgworkmen and the like, is not required in the erection of the receptacle. By using sectional walls and units interfitting therewith permits the removal and repair of any part of the receptacle which may be broken or worn out, without dismantling the entire receptacle. Moreover, the sectional arrangement permits the use of cast-iron. in the construction ot' the walls, in that plates of cast-iron of the size permitting of their convenient transpor-l tation and handling maybe employed. By

constructing the tank or receptacle in the manner, described and shown, the weight of the several parts rests upon the base frame 6 andthe upright supporting posts 5, 5, thereby producing a rigid structure and one capable of withstanding great weight, even though made or built 'of a plurality of com.- Then again, fby having the panels or plates 19, 19 connected' with each other at their opposed edges and providing a. channel type of connectionbetween their side or lateral edges and thepipes or other parts interposed between the side edges of the plates, the side faces or surfaces of the upright walls l, 1 are practically continuous throughout and unbroken at the joints between the parts, thereby permitting a plural-ity of receptacles to be built side by side with the contiguous side wall of the adjacent receptacles being commonto the receptacles on opposite sides thereof and forming the partition between the same. Moreover, such feature is further rendered practicable because the' type of joint formed with the meetingedges of the panels 19 andsleeves 15 prevents the material deposited in the receptacles formed on each side of such partition Wall from leaking or flowing into either of such receptacles. The receptacle may be provided with a roof or cover of a sectional or other design, and when using the receptacle or tank for receiving ashes, the latter may be supplied thereto through the upper end of the receptacle through a suitable conveyer pipe formingl part of the ash handling system. The receptacle is particularly adaptedfor the storage of granular, pulverulent or disintegrated material, such as ash, rock salt, grain, coke breeze, special ores for refining plants, sand, cement, crushed stone, or the-like, and by providing interfitting parts at the joints 'be- Y tween the several sections or units of the structure, the material deposited in the receptacle is prevented from leaking through such joints, and, furthermore, the receptacle rendered proof against dirt, dust, moisture, and the like from the exterior thereof.

While we have shown and described in l detail a tank or receptacle constructed in accordance with our invention, yet it is to be of course understood that the various details of construction and arrangement of parts may be variously modified -and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention.

Weclaim as o ur invention:

1. A receptacle having a wall, comprising a base member, a plurality of upright members laterally spaced apart and supported by said base member, and a plurality of panels or plates removably inserted between and having engagement with said upright members.

2. A receptacle having a wall, comprising "a base member, a plurality of upright mem- -upright members, and means connecting the said panels with said upright members, comv risinO vertical channels on one of said arts for receiving vertical portions on the other of said parts.

4. A receptacle having a wall, comprising a base member, a plurality of upright members supported by said base member and being laterally spaced apart and provided with vertical channels, and a plurality of panels or plates removably inserted between saidy upright members 'and having their vertical edges in the, channels thereof.

5. A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall, comprising a base member, a plurality of up-right members laterally spaced apart and having their lower ends resting on said base member and provided with vertical channels, and a pluralityvof panels or plates removably inserted between said upright 'members and having their vertical edges -in the channels thereof; the plates betweenl said upright members resting endwise upon each other and having interlitting parts at their abutting ends.

6. A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall, comprising a base member, a plurality of upright members laterally spaced apart and havin their lower ends resting on said base mem r and provided with vertical channels, and a plurality of panelsl or plates removably inserted between said upright members and having their vertical edges in the channels thereof; the panels between said upright members resting endwise one upon the other and having interftting parts at their abutting ends and interfitting parts between the vertical edges of said plates and the bottoms of said channels.

7. A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall, comprising a plurality of upright members laterally spaced apart, a plurality of sleeves on each of said members, and a plurality of panels or plates removably inserted between said members, and having engagement with said sleeves.

8. A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall, comprising a plurality of upright members laterally spaced apart, a plurality of sleeves on each of said members and provided with vertical channels, and a plurality of panels or plates removably inserted between said members and having their vertical edges in the channels of the sleeves thereon.

9.,' A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall, comprising a plurality of upright members laterally spaced apart, a plurality of sleeves on each of said members and having interitting parts at their abutting ends, said sleeves having vertical channels therein, and. a plurality of l panels or platesl removably inserted between .wise one upon the other and having interfitting parts at their abutting ends, and inter- `fitting parts between the. lateral edges of said plates and said sleeves.

10. A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall, a base member, a plurality` oiupright members laterally spaced apart and having their lower ends resting onA said base member, a plurality of sleeves on each of said upright members and having interfitting parts at their abutting ends, said sleeves having vertical channels therein, a Vplurality of panels or plates removably inserted between said upright mein-` bers and .having their vertical edges in the channels of the sleeves thereon; the plates y between said upright-members resting endwise one upon the other and having intertting parts at their abutting ends, andmeans for holding said sleeves and plates from upward movement.

l1. A receptacle ofthe character described having a marginal wall, comprising a base frame, a plurality of upright pipes laterally spaced apart and having their lower ends resting 'on said base frame, anchor plates secured to said f base frame and provided with sockets to receive the lower ends of said pipes, a plurality of sleeves on each of said pipes and having interiitting parts at their abutting ends, said sleeves being provided with vertical channels, a plurali-ty of panels or plates removably inserted between -said pipes and having their vertical edges received in said channels of the sleeves thereon; the plates between said pipes resting one upon the other and having intertting parts at their abutting ends, a channel member applied over the upper ends of said pipes and plates, and a tie rod extending verticallyD through .each of said pipes and being connected at its upper end with said channel member and at itslower end with said base frame.

12. A receptacle of the character described having a marginal wall and a bottom wall, said walls comprising a plurality of removable panels or plates having their opposed ends connected together and with their lateral edges engaged with the parts interposed between the lateral edges of said plates.

13. A receptacle of the character described having anupright marginal' wall and a hopper bottom extending downward from the base of said marginal wall, said marginal wall and said hopper bottom comprising a plurality of members provided withy channels, and panels or platesremovably inserted between said lmembers and having their lateral edges in said channels thereof.

14. A receptacle of the character described pipes and having theirlateral edges in the channels of said sleeves. 15. A receptacle of the character described having an uprighty marginal wall and a hopper bottom, said marginal wall comprising a ase frame, a plurality of upright pipes laterallyl spaced apart and having their lower ends resting. on said base frame, a plurality of sleeves on each of said pipes with the lowermost sleeves resting "on said base frame; the sleeves above said lowermost sleeve provided with vertical channels and said lowermost sleeve having a tubular extension inclined inwardly and downwardly and having channels therein extending longitudinally of said extension and registering with the channels in the sleeves thereabove, said hopper bottom comprising a plurality of pipes inclined downwardly and inwardly from said base 'frame and having their upper ends received in said tubular extensions, a plurality of sleeves on each of the pipes in said hopper -bottom and having channels extending longitudinally thereof, i and 4plates removably inserted between the pipes in the marginal wall and -said hopper bottom and having their lateral edges in channels in the sleeves on said pipes.l i

16. A receptacle of the character described having an upright marginal wall and a hopper bottom, said marginal wall comprising a base frame, a plurality of upright pipes laterally spaced apart and having their lower ends resting on said base frame, a plurality of sleeves on each of said pipes with the lowermostsleeve resting on said base frame; the sleeves above said lowermost sleeve provided with vertical channels and said lowermost sleeve having a tubular extension inclined inwardly and downwardly and having channels therein extending longitudinally of said extension. and registering with the channels in the sleeves thereabove, said `hopper bottom Icomprising a plurality of pipes inclined downwardly and inwardly from said base frame and having their upper ends received in said tubular extensions, a plurality of sleeves on each of the pipes in said hopper bottom and having channels extending longitudinally vthereof, and plates removably inserted between the pipes in the marginal wall and said hopper bottom and having their lateral ends in channels in the sleeves on said pipes, and a tongue and groove connection between the abutting ends of said plates and the lateral edges of said plates and the bottoms of the channels.

17. A receptacle of the character described having an upright marginal wall and a hopper bottom, said marginal wall comprising a base frame, a plurality of upright pipes laterally spaced apart-and having their lower edges resting on said base frame, a plurality of sleeves on each of said pipes with the lowermost sleeve. resting on said base frame, said lowermost sleeve having a tubular extension inc-lined inwardly and downwardly, said hopper bottom having a valve body at its lower end and provided with a discharge opening, a' plurality of pipes inclined downwardly and inwardly from said base frame and having their lower ends engaged with said valve body and ltheir upper ends received in said tubular extensions, a plurality of sleeves on each of the pipes in said hopper bottom, said sleeves in said hopper bottom/and in said upright marginal walls being provided with channels extending longitudinally thereof, plates removably inserted between the lpipes on said marginal wall and said hopper bottom and having their lateral edges in the channels in said sleeves on said pipes, a valve member for opening and clos-` ing 'said discharge opening, supporting posts connected with said base frame Jfor elevating the receptacle above the surface. of the ground, and means for connecting said valve Larnaca body with said posts for having the weight lthereof supported by said posts- 18. wall comprising a base structure, a plurality of uprlght members extending above said base structure and supported thereby, and a plurality of panels or plates member, \a plurality of uprlght members laterally s aced apart and supported by said basemem er, said hopper bottom comprising a plurality of inclined members extending downward from said upright members and having connection therewith, and panels or plates removably inserted between lsaid upright and lnclined vmembers and having -their lateral edges engaged with said members. l v

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we affix our signatures in the resence of two witnesses, this 27 th day of ovember, A. D. 1918.

HERMAN A. POPPENHUSEN. ARTHUR P. STRONG. Witnesses:

R; J. SMITH, NANCY PETERSON. 

